Salachadh
Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Salachadh
Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 171490
Site Number NC50NE 122
NGR NC 5799 0588
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Lairg
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC50NE 122 5518 0831
A single storey building is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet xciv) and is described in the Ordnance Survey Name Book (ONB), 1879 as a 'one storied slated house, used as a shooting lodge and has suitable office houses attached to it. About 20 chains south-east is situated the Shepherds house also slated and one storey in height. The whole of these objects are in a good state of repair and are the property of Sir James Mathieson Bart., Stornoway, Lewis.
This building is shown as roofed on the current OS 1:10000 scale map (1972) within an enclosure which is also depcietd on the 1st edition of the OS map.
Information from RCAHMS (DE) November 2000
